Bridging the Gap event to help innovators navigate the NHS – Med-Tech Innovation

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Design in Design Innovation | 0 Comments

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Bridging the Gap is a distinctive business-led event to support health and care innovators navigate the NHS. Organised by four Academic Health Science Networks: South West AHSN; Kent Surrey Sussex AHSN; West of England AHSN, and Wessex AHSN.

The theme for the event is: Integrated Care Systems: What Innovators Need to Know and offers health and care businesses a rare opportunity to build understanding of how integrated care systems in England operate.

Through a series of panels and workshops, integrated care system leaders and national organisations will explain their priorities over the next few years as well as how they are addressing some of the key challenges within the health and care sector. Joining them, representatives of local companies will explain how they successfully navigated the NHS and care systems to spread their innovations.

The event will offer delegates the chance to meet with local decision makers and access business support to grow their business.

Judith Stewart, programme director, South West Academic Health Science Network, said: “We know that innovators in our health and care systems create amazing impact for patients across England. This is a vital time for entrepreneurs to make the most of new opportunities presented by the arrival of integrated care systems. Therefore, we are proud to be hosting this important national event on this topic in Exeter this spring.”

Confirmed keynote speakers

Keynote speakers from around the country include:

Workshops available to attend throughout the day include:

A range of exhibitors will be present on the day to offer support and advice to delegates about working with integrated care systems. Alongside speakers, panel sessions, workshops and the exhibitor zone, the event will also provide attendees with the opportunity to take part in a 1:1 mentoring session with industry experts from across the AHSN Network.